WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 285 was issued on July 25, 1987 creating the Disposal Committee in the national level to be composed of the representative of the owning agency as Chairman, with the representatives of the Commission on Audit (COA) and Department of Budget and Management (DBM) as members, and also creating the Regional Disposal Committees to be composed of the representatives of the regional owning agency as Chairman, and the representatives of the COA Regional Office and DBM Regional Office as Members;

WHEREAS, there is a need to expedite the disposal of unserviceable equipment and property of the government to avoid further deterioration, especially those exposed to the elements;

WHEREAS, COA has withdrawn from being a Member of such Disposal Committees due to the lifting of all pre-audit activities as mandated by Section 2(2), Article IX-D of the Constitution and in so doing, there is now an urgent need to reconstitute the members thereof;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Section 10 of the General Provisions of RA. No. 8174, the disposal of unserviceable,. obsolete and/or excess equipment, supplies and materials is the responsibility of the respective owning department/agency;

NOW THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order and ordain the reconstitution of the Disposal Committee created in each Department, bureau, office or agency under Executive Order No. 285, as follows:

SECTION 1. Reconstitution of Disposal Committees. - Pursuant to R.A. No. 8174, the Disposal Committees created under E.O. No. 888 as amended by E.O. No. 285 dated July 25, 1987 in each Department bureau, office or agency are hereby reconstituted as follows:

Chairman - A senior official with a rank not lower than the level of an Assistant Secretary for a department and Assistant Director for a bureau/agency or department manager for a GOCC.

Member - Head of the Department's administrative service or head of agency's administrative division or head of the GOCC's equivalent organizational unit.

Member - Head of the property unit.

SECTION 2. Repealing Clause. - All executive orders, rules, regulations other issuances or part thereof, which are inconsistent with this Executive Order, are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 3. Effectivity Clause. - This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

Adopted: 8 March 1996


By the President:

(SGD.) RUBEN D. TORRES
Executive Secretary